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RTLS necessitates proper infrastructure planning
Real-time location systems, like other forms of RFID technology, are great for keeping tabs on the types of high-value assets that hospitals buy in bulk. Think computers-on-wheels, diagnostic devices... Read more...
N.C. hospital saves time and money, improves staff morale with RTLS technology
A real-time location system, a form of RFID particularly useful for tracking the movement of high-value assets, saved a North Carolina hospital $750,000 by cutting the amount of time staff spent... Read more...
Are RFID vendors doing enough to promote the technology?
If you believe the old saw that a rising tide lifts all boats, why do vendors in a market segment with lots of room for growth spend so much time touting their own products, and not enough time... Read more...
Wi-Fi helps PA hospital get RFID in place quickly
York (PA) Hospital, a 580-bed teaching facility that's part of the WellSpan Health organization, has implemented RFID asset tracking in its emergency, biomedical engineering and transportation... Read more...
St. Louis VA turns to real-time location system
The St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center will install real-time location systems to track patient flow in its outpatient eye clinic and in operating suites, Healthcare IT News reports. Versus... Read more...
Awarepoint gets clinical validation of sterilizable RFID tags
In another example of real-time location system (RTLS) technology--also known as active RFID--San Diego-based Awarepoint has completed independent testing of its T2S sterilizable equipment tags and... Read more...
Mobile technologies show potential to revolutionize nursing
Wireless and mobile technologies are taking away much of the drudgery and wasted time that leads so many nurses to burnout, according to a story in Advance for Nurses, based on the findings of a... Read more...
